snaked

verb

past tense of snake
1
as in lurked
to move about in a sly or secret manner snaking softly through the brush

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2
as in slid
to move slowly with the body close to the ground commandos snaking through the grass toward the house

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Recent Examples of snaked On a recent Tuesday in October, about 50 people were in a line that snaked around the lobby of the Public Theater in Manhattan. — Mariah Kreutter, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026 Long lines of vehicles snaked outside gas stations across Indonesia’s resort island of Bali this week after fuel deliveries were disrupted by a combination of technical problems, bad weather and surging demand, officials said Wednesday. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 At Yohji Yamamoto, a long strand of eyelashes cascaded down from a model’s lower eyelid and snaked against her face. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 Demands for the exclusive event pins exceeded common sense and ventured into the absurd with haphazard lines that snaked through the convention center. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 31 Aug. 2026 But the real action was in line for the Breen meet and greet, which snaked across the lobby of the Regal’s mezzanine level after the second screening. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 The historic flood that snaked its way through Central Indiana over the weekend shook the region, damaging homes, businesses and roads as portions of White River crested up to 24 feet. — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 16 Aug. 2026 At the Meijer gas station in Highland, several lines snaked through the parking lot and onto the main road on Wednesday. — Sara MacHi, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026 At the bus stop, there was a queue of chartered double-decker buses and a vast crowd, mostly men in blue business suits, snaked four times around the car park, waiting to board the vehicles. — David Szondy july 23, New Atlas, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for snaked
  1. lurked
  2. slid
  3. sneaked
  4. crept
  5. slipped
  6. crawled
  7. slithered
Verb
  • But trouble lurked in a left-field box seat — and at shortstop.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Former landlords lurked in bushes or on roofs or waited in cars outside our home.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of lurked
Verb
  • Deckers Outdoor – Shares of the footwear maker slid about 8% after its revenue for the fiscal second quarter missed analyst expectations.
    — Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Stocks slid sharply on Thursday amid mounting concerns over whether massive investments in artificial intelligence will pay off and high oil prices.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of slid
Verb
  • In 2026, Southlake Carroll snuck into the playoffs with a 6-8 District 4-6A record, continuing a playoff streak that began in 1999.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
  • On fourth-and-four — fourth-and-ballgame, fourth-and-win streak, fourth-and-dethroning Big Ten royalty Ohio State — Marsh snuck to the left edge of the end zone.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of sneaked
Verb
  • By spring, with the opportunity fading for a mass relocation of homes and businesses, optimism crept back into public discourse.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Europe has crept back on the scene in a real negative way, this time with France on the hot seat.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of crept
Verb
  • Shares of the tech giant slipped 2% after OpenAI said that its models will be available for developers via Google's cloud.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Trump’s popularity has slipped, even in conservative strongholds such as Kansas.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of slipped
Verb
  • Giamanco crawled in through a shot-out window, reached the special education classroom and reracked his firearm in preparation for a deadly confrontation.
    — David K. Li, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
  • In May 2025, after Williams shut off the water in a cell, 10 inmates removed a toilet, crawled through a gap in the wall and scaled a fence out of the jail.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of crawled
Verb
  • Python, in particular, slithered into several of our favorite looks, as seen on this showgoer with a distressed leather jacket, croc-effect leather skirt, and roomy Miu Miu tote.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Saint Laurent‘s shining gold shoes slithered down the spring 2027 runway on Tuesday to become the talk of Paris Fashion Week, with sculptural snake heels among the collection’s standout footwear.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of slithered

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“Snaked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/snaked. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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